NASA Astrophysics Division Research and Analysis Program Statistics for the Period 2001-2009

Abstract

I describe the various elements of the NASA Science Mission Directorate's Astrophysics Division Research and Analysis Program and provide quantitative descriptions for factors such as proposal submission characteristics, proposal success rates, distribution of science areas for selected proposals, as well as funding distributions for the various program elements. I examine the variation of these factors with time to explore possible trends. The measures described here can be used as starting points for future discussions about issues related to balance within the astronomy and astrophysics research and analysis program.